[There was a faint shudder to Ardyn's shoulders at the discussion, as though he was remembering something he'd very much rather not. So instead he elected to hide his face in his brother's shoulder, hugging him tightly.]
...I'm sorry. I'm sorry, I promise it's still me. Promise I won't do anything to make you send me away again.
[Verity is just going to have to get disturbed because there's only one appropriate reaction, which is to pull Ardyn against his chest and practically into his lap. Just ignore the way it sets his heart hammering.]
You're safe here and you're loved. Always, always loved.
[Ardyn curled up in his brother's lap as if it were almost second nature, gently running a hand through his hair in as comforting a gesture as he could manage.]
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So I wanted to hurt the thing that took you away from me.
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...I'm sorry. I'm sorry, I promise it's still me. Promise I won't do anything to make you send me away again.
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[Verity is just going to have to get disturbed because there's only one appropriate reaction, which is to pull Ardyn against his chest and practically into his lap. Just ignore the way it sets his heart hammering.]
You're safe here and you're loved. Always, always loved.
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[Ardyn curled up in his brother's lap as if it were almost second nature, gently running a hand through his hair in as comforting a gesture as he could manage.]
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[He leans into it, just a little - makes himself lean into it, as though all the last two thousand years wasn't real.]
It's going to take some getting used to. But we'll manage. Just...
[His grip tightens.]
Please don't hide things from me anymore, okay?
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[He's going to get mad, eventually, he knows it. They're twins, and they both have that temper.
But by the same token, they're twins, and they can stuff down whatever they need to for someone else's sake.]
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...alright. I-I'll trust you, okay?
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I'm glad. I'll keep you safe.
[Even if it means that he's going to have to put out a network PSA... Ugh, those are always a mess.]
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[Oh, how long has it been since they had that exchange?]
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That doesn't mean that I'm not going to take care of you. You're not in any position to turn it around right now.
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...okay. Just this once.
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[Slight fluffing of Ardyn's hair.]